Give a high-functioning person a free afternoon with no agenda and watch what happens. Within an hour, they've usually turned it into a project. A task that needed doing, a thing that could be ...

The way asking for help required a kind of internal negotiation that other people didn't seem to need. I'd spent years ...

Mental health experts warn that high-functioning depression can mask itself behind ambition, busyness, or subtle physical ...

In today’s fast-paced and demanding world, high-functioning men and women often find themselves grappling with mental health issues. Despite their apparent success and ability to manage multiple ...

High-functioning adults often look like they’re fine but internally feel anxious, overactive, and unable to relax. Competence ...

High-functioning anxiety often belongs to the person everyone leans on. Their inbox is under control, their calendar is color-coded, and no one would guess they barely slept. Across clinics, recovery ...

In our achievement-driven society, many individuals appear to have it all—successful careers, thriving social lives, and impressive accomplishments. Yet beneath the surface, many of these high ...

Depression is often linked with a lack of energy or inability to do small tasks. A new term which has entered the pop psychology zeitgeist paints a very different picture of depression.

You're so used to performing under pressure that it's your superpower. Anxiety can be a crushing mental disorder that can leave us feeling breathless and powerless. But what if I told you that what ...

You may have heard of the buzzword term, "high-functioning anxiety." But what does it actually mean? What does it look like...or rather not look like? Let's break it down. High-functioning anxiety can ...

The stereotypical image of depression is often of someone who is withdrawn and unable to function. However, a significant proportion of the population struggles with a lesser-known form of depression: ...

On TikTok, the hashtag "highfunctioninganxiety" has almost 180 million views. And while the idea isn't new, the pervasiveness of the term is. "High-functioning" isn't clinically defined, says John T.